Table 4.
Wind chill Temperature and Air Temperature Effects by Cardiovascular Disease Subtypes in Lag 5 from November to March, 2005 – 2013, New York State
| Hypertension OR * (95% CI †) |
IHD OR * (95% CI †) |
Dysrhythmias OR * (95% CI †) |
CD OR * (95% CI †) |
Other CVD ‡ OR * (95% CI †) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Chill | |||||
| −34.4°C (−30°F) — | 1.55 (0.46,5.22) | 0.78 (0.31,1.95) | 0.28 (0.07,1.23) | 2.40 (0.15,39.00) | 1.44 (0.26,8.01) |
| −31.6°C (−25°F) — | 0.96 (0.53,1.75) | 0.71 (0.36,1.42) | 0.85 (0.50,1.45) | 0.63 (0.07,5.99) | 1.33 (0.56,3.18) |
| −28.8°C (−20°F) — | 1.38 (1.03,1.83) | 0.96 (0.70,1.32) | 0.82 (0.59,1.13) | 0.97 (0.53,1.79) | 1.33 (0.87,2.05) |
| −26.1 °C (−15°F) — | 1.07 (0.93,1.23) | 1.18 (1.02,1.38) | 0.95 (0.82,1.09) | 0.94(0.70,1.25) | 0.95 (0.76,1.19) |
| −23.3°C (−10°F) — | 1.07 (0.98,1.16) | 1.08 (0.99,1.18) | 1.07 (0.98,1.16) | 1.05 (0.88,1.25) | 0.99 (0.86,1.14) |
| −20.5°C (−5°F) — | 1.09 (1.03,1.15) | 0.97 (0.91,1.03) | 0.97 (0.91,1.02) | 1.03 (0.92,1.15) | 1.06 (0.96,1.16) |
| −17.7°C (0°F) — | 1.07 (1.03,1.10) | 1.06 (1.01,1.10) | 1.00 (0.96,1.05) | 0.98 (0.91,1.06) | 1.05 (0.99,1.13) |
| −15°C (5°F) — | 1.03 (1.00,1.05) | 1.03 (0.99,1.06) | 1.03 (0.99,1.06) | 0.97 (0.92,1.03) | 1.02 (0.97,1.08) |
| −12.2°C (10°F) — | 1.07 (1.05,1.09) | 1.01 (0.99,1.04) | 1.01 (0.98,1.04) | 1.02 (0.97,1.07) | 1.02 (0.97,1.06) |
| −9.4°C (15°F) — | 1.02 (1.01,1.04) | 1.02 (0.99,1.04) | 1.01 (0.99,1.04) | 0.98 (0.94,1.02) | 0.98 (0.94,1.02) |
| −6.6°C (20°F) — | 1.05 (1.03,1.06) | 1.03 (1.01,1.05) | 1.02 (1.00,1.04) | 1.02 (0.98,1.06) | 1.05 (1.01,1.09) |
| −3.8°C (25°F) — | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) |
| Air Temperature | |||||
| −23.3°C (−10°F) — | 1.06 (0.59,1.89) | 1.32 (0.69,2.52) | 0.62 (0.32,1.23) | 1.13 (0.31,4.20) | 1.13 (0.45,2.85) |
| −20.5°C (−5°F) — | 1.10 (0.72,1.69) | 0.63 (0.40,1.00) | 0.72 (0.48,1.08) | 0.63 (0.21,1.83) | 1.13 (0.66,1.95) |
| 17.7°C (0°F) — | 1.18 (1.00,1.40) | 1.22 (1.02,1.45) | 0.98 (0.83,1.16) | 1.29 (0.93,1.79) | 0.97 (0.74,1.28) |
| −15°C (5°F) — | 1.06 (0.97,1.16) | 1.05 (0.95,1.16) | 1.03 (0.94,1.13) | 0.82 (0.68,0.99) | 0.88 (0.75,1.03) |
| −12.2°C (10°F) — | 1.06 (1.00,1.12) | 1.06 (1.00,1.13) | 0.96 (0.90,1.02) | 1.02 (0.91,1.14) | 1.01 (0.91,1.11) |
| −9.4°C (15°F) — | 1.04 (1.01,1.08) | 1.00 (0.96,1.05) | 0.99 (0.95,1.03) | 0.93 (0.86,1.00) | 1.06 (1.00,1.13) |
| −6.6°C (20°F) — | 1.03 (1.01,1.05) | 1.00 (0.97,1.03) | 1.01 (0.98,1.04) | 0.94 (0.90,0.99) | 1.03 (0.99,1.08) |
| −3.8°C (25°F) — | 1.03 (1.02,1.05) | 1.02 (0.99,1.04) | 1.00 (0.97,1.02) | 0.99 (0.95,1.04) | 1.01 (0.97,1.05) |
| −1.1°C (30°F) — | 1.00 (0.99,1.01) | 0.98 (0.96,1.01) | 0.97 (0.95,1.00) | 0.97 (0.94,1.01) | 1.01 (0.98,1.05) |
| 1.6 °C(35°F) — | 0.99 (0.98,1.01) | 0.98 (0.96,1.00) | 1.00 (0.98,1.02) | 0.98 (0.95,1.01) | 1.02 (0.99,1.05) |
| 4.4°C (40°F) — | 0.98 (0.97,0.99) | 0.98 (0.97,1.00) | 0.99 (0.97,1.01) | 0.95 (0.93,0.98) | 1.00 (0.97,1.03) |
| 7.2°C (45°F) — | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) | 1.00(Referent) |
Abbreviations: IHD: ischemic heart disease; CD: cerebrovascular diseases;
*
OR = odds ratio;
†
CI =confidence interval.
‡
Other CVD: Acute myocardial infarction, Chronic rheumatic heart disease, and congestive heart failure
Note: Odds Ratios were adjusted for particulate matter less than 2.5μm
“—“ represents there were no cases for the particular temperature category and lag period needed to calculate statistical results